2003 San Diego Padres season

The 2003 San Diego Padres season was the 35th season in franchise history. The team was managed by Bruce Bochy, as the team played their final season of home games at Qualcomm Stadium before moving the club to Petco Park the following season.

2003 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkQualcomm Stadium
CitySan Diego, California
Record64–98 (.395)
Divisional place5th
OwnersJohn Moores
General managersKevin Towers
ManagersBruce Bochy
TelevisionKUSI-TV
4SD
(Mark Grant, Matt Vasgersian, Rick Sutcliffe)
RadioKOGO
(Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner)
KURS
(Rene Mora, Juan Avila, Eduardo Ortega)
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Offseason

  • November 19, 2002: Jesse Orosco signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.
  • December 10, 2002: Jaret Wright signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.[1]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

  • June 3, 2003: Tim Stauffer was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 2003.[3]
  • June 3, 2003: Dirk Hayhurst was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.[4]
  • July 22, 2003: Jesse Orosco was sent to the New York Yankees by the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
  • August 12, 2003: Jason Bay was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Óliver Pérez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Giles. The San Diego Padres sent Corey Stewart (minors) (October 2, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.[5]
  • August 15, 2003: Jaret Wright was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres.

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Season standings

National League West

NL West
TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad
San Francisco Giants10061.62157‍–‍2443‍–‍37
Los Angeles Dodgers8577.52515½46‍–‍3539‍–‍42
Arizona Diamondbacks8478.51916½45‍–‍3639‍–‍42
Colorado Rockies7488.45726½49‍–‍3225‍–‍56
San Diego Padres6498.39536½35‍–‍4629‍–‍52


Record vs. opponents


Source: [1]
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULAMILMTLNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLAL
Arizona2–52–47–210–92–55–110–93–34–24–24–23–39–105–143–311–4
Atlanta5–24–23–36–09–105–14–24–212–711–89–107–26–12–44–210–5
Chicago4–22–410–73–34–29–72–410–63–35–11–510–84–24–28–99–9
Cincinnati2–73–37–104–22–45–122–48–102–42–45–45–113–33–39–77-5
Colorado9–100–63–32–44–22–47–125–13–42–52–43–612–77–124–29–6
Florida5–210–92–44–22–41–52–57–213–612–713–62–45–11–53–39–6
Houston1–51–57–912–54–25-14–29–83–32–42–410–63–32–411–711–7
Los Angeles9–102–44–24–212–75–22–44–24–23–32–55–18–116–134–211–7
Milwaukee3–32–46–1010–81–52–78–92–40–66–34–210–75–11–53–135–7
Montreal2–47–123–34–24–36-133–32–46–014–58–113–34–27–01–59–9
New York2–48–111–54–25–27–124–23–33–65–147–124–23–34–21–55–10
Philadelphia2-410–95–14–54–26–134–25–22–411–812–72–44–33–34–28–7
Pittsburgh3–32–78–1011–56–34–26–101–57–103–32–44–24–22–47–105–7
San Diego10–91–62–43–37–121–53–311–81–52–43–33–42–45–142–48–10
San Francisco14–54–22–43–312–75–14–213–65–10–72–43–34–214–55–110–8
St. Louis3–32–49–87–92–43-37–112–413–35–15–12–410–74–21–510–8


Roster

2003 San Diego Padres
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CGary Bennett9630773.238242
1BRyan Klesko121397100.2522167
2BMark Loretta154589185.3141372
SSRamón Vázquez116422110.261330
3BSean Burroughs146517148.286758
LFRondell White115413115.2781866
CFMark Kotsay128482128.266738
RFXavier Nady11037199.267939

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Gary Matthews Jr.10330683.271422
Phil Nevin5922663.2791346
Brian Buchanan11519852.263829
Lou Merloni6515141.272117
Miguel Ojeda6114133.234422
Dave Hansen11013533.244215
Brian Giles2910431.298418
Keith Lockhart629523.24238
Donaldo Méndez268419.22629
Shane Victorino367311.15104
Wiki González246513.200010
Khalil Greene206514.21526
Mike Rivera19539.17012
Humberto Quintero12235.21702
Jason Bay382.25012
Todd Sears982.25000
Jermaine Clark120.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Brian Lawrence33210.210154.19116
Jake Peavy32194.212114.11156
Adam Eaton31183.09124.08146
Óliver Pérez19103.2475.38117
Kevin Jarvis1692.0485.8749
Ben Howard634.2133.6324
Carlton Loewer521.2126.6511
Brian Tollberg310.1026.972
Roger Deago210.1017.8410
Randy Keisler26.00112.005
Dennis Tankersley10.001inf0

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Mike Bynum1336.0148.7535
Clay Condrey934.0128.4725
Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Rod Beck3632201.7832
Mike Matthews776404.4544
Luther Hackman652205.1748
Jay Witasick463724.5342
Scott Linebrink432102.8251
Jesse Orosco421127.5622
Matt Herges402232.8640
Jaret Wright391528.3741
Brandon Villafuerte310224.2034
Joe Roa181106.7518
Kevin Walker110005.405
Trevor Hoffman90002.0011
Charles Nagy50204.387
Wiki González10000.000

Award winners

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Rondell White

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAAPortland BeaversPacific Coast LeagueRick Sweet
AAMobile BayBearsSouthern LeagueCraig Colbert
ALake Elsinore StormCalifornia LeagueJeff Gardner
AFort Wayne WizardsMidwest LeagueGary Jones
A-Short SeasonEugene EmeraldsNorthwest LeagueRoy Howell
RookieIdaho Falls PadresPioneer LeagueCarlos Lezcano

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References